Has anyone tried TreadWright "re-molded" tires?

[johnnyroastbeef]

I'm sure most guys are leery of towing anything with a retread/remolded tire. Just curious if anyone has any first hand experience, good or bad?
here's a link to the website, the price is very attractive:

LT | MT MUD LORD 35X12.5R20 10PLY REMOLD USA

Shop the Factory Direct & high quality affordable Mud Terrain Remold Tires Claw II 235/85R16 for Truck & SUV from TreadWright. USA Made - Shop Now!

www.treadwright.com

 

[WXman]

In the 2000s they became very popular, especially in the off road community. But I ran several sets on and off road, towing, hauling, fourwheeling, the whole nine yards. The draw to them was that they were so much cheaper than "new" tires, and they are remolded not retreads. They actually vulcanize the tires with new rubber. They were great for the money. My friends and some family ended up switching to them.

But, all great things must come to an end. In the 2010s the company was sold to new owners. The new owners moved it from SD to TX. Prices on the tires immediately went up. Also, they started to lay new rubber around the sidewalls also, so now you cannot see ANY of the original markings on the donor tire which is a major safety issue in my opinion. It's to the point where a set of Treadwrights is now within a hundred bucks or so of a "new" set of tires. It's just not worth it anymore.

You can get on Discount Tire Direct, especially during holiday sales, and get a set of nice 33" tires for $800 and up. Why spend $700 on remolded tires?

Also remember that the remold process adds height to the tire and weight. For the 33" tires I was always buying the Treadwrights added about 1" of additional diameter and 8-12 lbs. of weight per tire. Keep that in mind when sizing tires for your rig.

 

[LateToTheParty]

I've run 3 different sets of their Guard Dog pattern. Two sets on an FJ Cruiser that each lasted over 35k miles (I was amazed). They handled great on the road and were even better when off the road.

I then tried another set on an older 80s F250 and they were horrible. I assume they just couldn't handle the weight/power of the bigger rig, as they constantly wore poorly and had I not dumped the F250 I'm sure I would have needed to replace them in under 15k.

Based on that experience with the F250, I haven't considered them for any of my most recent trucks (1500, 2500, 2500).

 

[johnnyroastbeef]

I've run 3 different sets of their Guard Dog pattern. Two sets on an FJ Cruiser that each lasted over 35k miles (I was amazed). They handled great on the road and were even better when off the road.

I then tried another set on an older 80s F250 and they were horrible. I assume they just couldn't handle the weight/power of the bigger rig, as they constantly wore poorly and had I not dumped the F250 I'm sure I would have needed to replace them in under 15k.

Based on that experience with the F250, I haven't considered them for any of my most recent trucks (1500, 2500, 2500).

This is their claim, (from the website,): With TreadWright Premier Wear you can expect to get an average All Terrain mileage 50,000 miles, Average Mud Terrain Mileage – 40,000 miles (depends on individual driving characteristics and location – based on 75% highway mileage) Don’t settle for cheap imports that get ½ the mileage.
Seems too good to be true.

Nitto Trail Grappler MT (my current tire,) is about $450.00 each (delivered.) The similar pattern TreadWright MT is $254.00 (delivered.) so it's $784.00 difference based on 4 tires.
I guess it's enough savings to make me curious....

 

[LateToTheParty]

This is their claim, (from the website,): With TreadWright Premier Wear you can expect to get an average All Terrain mileage 50,000 miles, Average Mud Terrain Mileage – 40,000 miles (depends on individual driving characteristics and location – based on 75% highway mileage) Don’t settle for cheap imports that get ½ the mileage.

Seems too good to be true.

On a lighter SUV or mini-truck that never sees anything less than perfect conditions, I think that claim may very well hold up. I pushed my FJ pretty hard when I had it and the tires held up far better than I expected, and better than a few sets I tore up from big named manufacturers. But when I put them on the bigger truck that never saw more than a few forest service roads, but did regularly haul around a loaded bed of cargo, everything changed.

 

[kevin588127]

In the 2000s they became very popular, especially in the off road community. But I ran several sets on and off road, towing, hauling, fourwheeling, the whole nine yards. The draw to them was that they were so much cheaper than "new" tires, and they are remolded not retreads. They actually vulcanize the tires with new rubber. They were great for the money. My friends and some family ended up switching to them.

But, all great things must come to an end. In the 2010s the company was sold to new owners. The new owners moved it from SD to TX. Prices on the tires immediately went up. Also, they started to lay new rubber around the sidewalls also, so now you cannot see ANY of the original markings on the donor tire which is a major safety issue in my opinion. It's to the point where a set of Treadwrights is now within a hundred bucks or so of a "new" set of tires. It's just not worth it anymore.

You can get on Discount Tire Direct, especially during holiday sales, and get a set of nice 33" tires for $800 and up. Why spend $700 on remolded tires?

Also remember that the remold process adds height to the tire and weight. For the 33" tires I was always buying the Treadwrights added about 1" of additional diameter and 8-12 lbs. of weight per tire. Keep that in mind when sizing tires for your rig.

This right here. I had a couple of buddies that swore by them. Got me to start looking at them but the savings weren't worth the risk for me. Both of my buddies ended up having problems eventually and they no longer run them. Our vehicle maintenance on the base that I work on, ran them for awhile but they no longer use them. Our on base vehicles never go over 20 mph but do a lot of turning. Tread life was horrible on them for us.

 

[WXman]

Nitto Trail Grappler MT (my current tire,) is about $450.00 each (delivered.) The similar pattern TreadWright MT is $254.00 (delivered.) so it's $784.00 difference based on 4 tires.
I guess it's enough savings to make me curious....

The obvious solution to that problem is to not buy Nitto. There are FAR better M/T tires on the market than a Nitto anyhow. I've yet to see a Nitto tire worth pissing on if it were on fire. The Trail Grappler wears like ****, has horrible wet traction, is heavy, and is over priced. The Ridge Grappler is like driving on NASCAR slicks when it rains or snows. The Terra Grappler had such horrible reviews on Nitto's own website that they revamped the entire site a couple years back and all those reviews magically disappeared.

There are a lot of quality M/T tires for $200 to $300 each delivered. Just saying....

I'm getting a set of 33" Duratracs installed this afternoon for $1,000. When I priced Treadwrights they'd have been $700. I'll gladly pay $300 bucks for longer wear, better traction, and a brand new much safer carcass under my expensive truck.

 

[johnnyroastbeef]

My last 3 trucks were all diesel and i've run Nitto's, Toyo's, Coopers, Firestone, etc...all in MT and and they all wore and rode about the same.
$1000.00 installed? that's super cheap, i might drive to KY for that deal! What size Duratracs are you running?